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first, a report from newtown. hari sreenivasan is there. sreenivasan: the signs of grief mingled with hope are at almost every turn in newtown connecticut from the makeshift memorials with angells and candles to the flags at half staff to the small new england main streets packed with satellite trucks beaming back the news to the far corners of the earth. they're all gathered to tell stories of the smallest victims and the heroes who saved many more. heroes like principal dawn hochsprung >> this is her dancing in a... suarez: lillian bitman helped hire hochsprung. she ran the school newspaper for 13 years, but her ties to the school were tragedy struck run far deeper. her three children attended sandy hook elementary >> for me personally because i've been so involved with the school for so long, it is my heart. i just felt like he had come into my home and done this. this is how i felt. then i started to panic about all the teachers i know there >> suarez: teachers hike vicki soto who died shielding her first grade students with her own bod
first, a report from newtown. hari sreenivasan is there. sreenivasan: the signs of grief mingled with hope are at almost every turn in newtown connecticut from the makeshift memorials with angells and candles to the flags at half staff to the small new england main streets packed with satellite trucks beaming back the news to the far corners of the earth. they're all gathered to tell stories of the smallest victims and the heroes who saved many more. heroes like principal dawn hochsprung...
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first, a report from newtown. hari sreenivasan is there. sreenivasan: the signs of grief mingled with hope are almost every turn in neo connecticut from the makeshift memorials with angells and candles to the flags at half staff to the small new england main streets packed with satellite trucks beaming back the news to the far corners of the earth. they're all gathered to tell stories of the smallest victims and the heroes who saved many more. heroes like principal dawn hochsprung >> this is her dancing in a... suarez: lillian bitman helped hire hochsprung. she ran the school newspaper for 13 years, but her ties to the school were tragedy struck run far deeper. her three children attended sandy hook elementary >> for me personally because i've been so involved with the school for so long, it is my heart. i just felt like he had come into my home and done this. this is how i felt. then i started to panic about all the teachers i know there >> suarez: teachers hike vicki soto who died shielding her first grade students with her own body >> th
first, a report from newtown. hari sreenivasan is there. sreenivasan: the signs of grief mingled with hope are almost every turn in neo connecticut from the makeshift memorials with angells and candles to the flags at half staff to the small new england main streets packed with satellite trucks beaming back the news to the far corners of the earth. they're all gathered to tell stories of the smallest victims and the heroes who saved many more. heroes like principal dawn hochsprung >> this...
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not aboutf newtown, but all over the country. while there may not be enough to defeat the nra, the nra does not have the skill to alter itself anymore. >> i will call your attention to the behind the current -- curtain column from "politico" on friday. the newtown family several against staff only meetings. they will not do them. they insisted on sitting down with the senators themselves. they are mostly nonpolitical, buquite aomplhed the own fields. they are a unique moral authority to prod senate action. you saw joe machin's -- joe manchin's reaction. >> i did. but that is no way to legislate. the idea is we have to do something. no, that is not how you legislate. we have a 10-year ban on exactly what feinstein and others are demanding. we had it in place f theid 1990's for a decade. the study commissioned by the department of justice showed it had no effect. that is the issue. >> it was not studied -- >> it said it had no significant effect. >> what the study said there was no causal relationship shown one way or the other bet
not aboutf newtown, but all over the country. while there may not be enough to defeat the nra, the nra does not have the skill to alter itself anymore. >> i will call your attention to the behind the current -- curtain column from "politico" on friday. the newtown family several against staff only meetings. they will not do them. they insisted on sitting down with the senators themselves. they are mostly nonpolitical, buquite aomplhed the own fields. they are a unique moral...
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for me, though, over the past year it wasn't just newtown, though newtown was really the final straw for me, the tragedy of that day, it was also the fact that a realization as a parent that it's not safe now to send our children to schools or to send them to malls or even movie theaters or religious services. that what once was the exception is now becoming the rule. we can expect these type of mass shootings as a part of american life and i personally believe it's a combination of many things frfrplt violent american culture to mental health issues to gun issues. i think that's one of three issues. ideologues on both sides will disagree with -- take exception to one or two of those problems, but for me that is not about symbolism anymore, it's about saving children's lives and if it's true that dick cheney and george w. bush believe in the 1% solution if there was a 1% chance that we could stop another 9/11 they would do what it took to take rid of that 1% chance. the i think if that was our approach after 9/11 it should be our approach in protecting our children at schools and sho
for me, though, over the past year it wasn't just newtown, though newtown was really the final straw for me, the tragedy of that day, it was also the fact that a realization as a parent that it's not safe now to send our children to schools or to send them to malls or even movie theaters or religious services. that what once was the exception is now becoming the rule. we can expect these type of mass shootings as a part of american life and i personally believe it's a combination of many things...
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>> newtown changed the whole country. newtown changed the debate everywhere and gave momentum to pass laws that are going to save lives. >> ifill: in arkansas? obviously the tragedy at newtown our hearts continue to go out for all those parents. but as you know, several years ago, we had a tragedy in blacks burg. there were dozens of people killed there. this is a problem that continues to crop up periodically. we get these atrocious situations. and stopping them is certainly something that we want to do here. >> ifill: ed o'keefe, as you look at all of these legislation efforts going on at the state level, are there more that are loosening gun restrictions or expanding or expanding gun restrictions? >> well, in total roughly since newtown there's a group out in san francisco that's been tallying this up. we live in a big country. 50 states. state legislators have introduced 1300 different proposals to either strengthen or weaken the gun laws. at this point it looks asif there have been more to strengthen gun laws but in
>> newtown changed the whole country. newtown changed the debate everywhere and gave momentum to pass laws that are going to save lives. >> ifill: in arkansas? obviously the tragedy at newtown our hearts continue to go out for all those parents. but as you know, several years ago, we had a tragedy in blacks burg. there were dozens of people killed there. this is a problem that continues to crop up periodically. we get these atrocious situations. and stopping them is certainly...
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>> newtown changed the whole country. newtown changed the debate everywhere and gave momentum to pass laws that are going to save lives. >> ifill: in arkansas? obviously the tragedy at newtown our hearts continue to go out for all those parents. but as you know, several years ago, we had a tragedy in blacks burg. there were dozens of people killed there. this is a problem that continues to crop up periodically. we get these atrocious situations. and stopping them is rtainly somethg that we want todo here. >> ifill: ed o'keefe, as you look at all of these legislation efforts going on at the state level, are there more that are loosening gun restrictions or expanding or expanding gun restrictions? >> well, in total roughly since newtown there's a group out in san francisco that's been tallying this up. we live in a big country. 50 states. state legislators have introduced 1300 different proposals to either strengthen or weaken the gun laws. at this point it looks as if there have been more to strengthen gun laws b in ma ste
>> newtown changed the whole country. newtown changed the debate everywhere and gave momentum to pass laws that are going to save lives. >> ifill: in arkansas? obviously the tragedy at newtown our hearts continue to go out for all those parents. but as you know, several years ago, we had a tragedy in blacks burg. there were dozens of people killed there. this is a problem that continues to crop up periodically. we get these atrocious situations. and stopping them is rtainly somethg...
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next, we go back to newtown. within days, neighbors and friends began telphoning one another, and then gathering to make sense of the violence. hari sreenivasan reports on the beginnings of a group called "newtown united." >> in a meeting at the newtown lie rather more than three dozen citizens gathered last night not just to grieve but to figure out what's next for their community. afterwards we sat down with few of them for an extended conversation. tom bitman is a technology consultant. and this woman a mother of four. scott wolman owns a speakers bureau and james runs an environmental nonprofit. so james let me start with you. what was the impetus for this conversation tonight? >> i think a lot of us were feeling the same thing that we were impacted by this event not as much as some people. but that we felt helpless. we needed an avenue to discuss how we felt about what was going on. >>20 hoehds lost first graders. 20. those families are shattered. they can't do anything. i feel a bit of a responsibility for
next, we go back to newtown. within days, neighbors and friends began telphoning one another, and then gathering to make sense of the violence. hari sreenivasan reports on the beginnings of a group called "newtown united." >> in a meeting at the newtown lie rather more than three dozen citizens gathered last night not just to grieve but to figure out what's next for their community. afterwards we sat down with few of them for an extended conversation. tom bitman is a technology...
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next, we go back to newtown. within days, neighbors and friends began telphoning one another, and then gathering to make sense of the violence. hari sreenivasan reports on the beginnings of a group called "newtown united." >> in a meeting at the newtown lie rather more than three dozen citizens gathered last night not just to grieve but to figure out what's next for their community. afterwards we sat down with few of them for an extended conversation. tom bitman is a technology consultant. and this woman a mother of four. scott wolman owns a speakers bureau and james runs an environmental nonprofit. so james let me start with you. what was the impetus for this conversation tonight? >> i think a lot of us were feeling the same thing that we were impacted by this event not as much as some people. but that we felt helpless. we needed an avenue to discuss how we felt about what was going on. >> 20 households lost first graders. 20. those families are shattered. they can't do anything. i feel a bit of a responsibility
next, we go back to newtown. within days, neighbors and friends began telphoning one another, and then gathering to make sense of the violence. hari sreenivasan reports on the beginnings of a group called "newtown united." >> in a meeting at the newtown lie rather more than three dozen citizens gathered last night not just to grieve but to figure out what's next for their community. afterwards we sat down with few of them for an extended conversation. tom bitman is a technology...
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tonight begins a weeklong focus on guns here on pbs, "after newtown." on the newshour this evening, we look at political and other developments since the december tragedy and zero in on the gun debate in colorado. >> in the divisive atmosphere of the gun debate, both sides, at the federal and state level, say they know the coming months won't be easy. but they will be critical. >> ifill: then, we take up the arguments for and against the proposed construction of the keystone pipeline, as environmental activists mounted a protest this weekend. >> woodurff: ray suarez updates the hugo chavez story, after the president's surprise return to venezuela following more than two months of cancer treatment in cuba. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown talks with filmmaker kirby dick about his oscar-nominated documentary "the invible war," detailing the high rate of sexual assault in the u.s. military. >> 86% of men and women who are sexually assaulted in the military don't report. they experience reprisals that are, in many ways, a second betrayal that's even worse than t
tonight begins a weeklong focus on guns here on pbs, "after newtown." on the newshour this evening, we look at political and other developments since the december tragedy and zero in on the gun debate in colorado. >> in the divisive atmosphere of the gun debate, both sides, at the federal and state level, say they know the coming months won't be easy. but they will be critical. >> ifill: then, we take up the arguments for and against the proposed construction of the...
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tonight begins a weeklong focus on guns here on pbs, "after newtown." on the newshour this evening, we look at political and other developmentsince the december tragedy and zero in on the gun debate in colorado. >> in the divisive atmosphere of the gun debate, both sides, at the federal and state level, say they know the coming months won't be easy. but they will be critical. >> ifill: then, we take up the arguments for and against the proposed construction of the keystone pipeline, as environmental activists mounted a protest this weekend. >> woodurff: ray suarez updates the hugo chavez story, after the president's surprise return to venezuela following more than two months of cancer treatment in cuba. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown talks with filmmaker kirby dick about his oscar-nominated documentary "the invisible war," detailing the high rate of sexual assault in the u.s. military. >> 86% of men and women who are sexually assaulted in the military don't report. they experience reprisals that are, in many ways, a second betrayal that's even worse than t
tonight begins a weeklong focus on guns here on pbs, "after newtown." on the newshour this evening, we look at political and other developmentsince the december tragedy and zero in on the gun debate in colorado. >> in the divisive atmosphere of the gun debate, both sides, at the federal and state level, say they know the coming months won't be easy. but they will be critical. >> ifill: then, we take up the arguments for and against the proposed construction of the keystone...
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. >> woodruff: then, we turn back to the tragedy in newtown, connectit, as more victims are laid to rest one week after the shootings. >> brown: speaking out for the first time since the massacre, the nra's wayne lapierre rejects calls for new limits on guns. >> i asked congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks to mark glaze, director of the pro-gun control advocacy group mayors against illegal guns. >> brown: plus, we hear from high school students from across the country, and gwen ifill talks with secretary of education arne duncan. >> schools have been forever the safe haven, often safest places in the community. and we need to continue to do everything in our power to make sure that they are. >> woodruff: kwame holman updates washington's spending and tax stalemate after house republicans decide not to follow the leader. >> brown: and mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major fun
. >> woodruff: then, we turn back to the tragedy in newtown, connectit, as more victims are laid to rest one week after the shootings. >> brown: speaking out for the first time since the massacre, the nra's wayne lapierre rejects calls for new limits on guns. >> i asked congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks to mark glaze, director of the...
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i spoke with him a short time ago from newtown. craig lemoult, thank you for joining us. i understand you went to the sandy hook elementary school today after the shooting. tell us about it. >> yeah, i did go this morning. where i got was actually to, there is a fire station just around the corner from the sandy hook elementary school that they were using as a staging area for parents to come. i got there as a lot of parents wer arriving and trying to get to where their kids are. and there was, i wouldn't call it a panic but there was a lot of concerned parents. and i saw a lot of relieved faces as they got there and saw their kids were safe. >> warner: did you get an opportunity to talk to any of the parents or any of the children? >> i did, yes. i spoke to a couple kids and to their parents. the children told me that they were in class doing just ode things, just like they ordinarily would. and they started hearing some banging. and the teachers told them that itas a lockdown. i was tually, got to say, surprised that kids knew what a lockdown was, that is a sad statemen
i spoke with him a short time ago from newtown. craig lemoult, thank you for joining us. i understand you went to the sandy hook elementary school today after the shooting. tell us about it. >> yeah, i did go this morning. where i got was actually to, there is a fire station just around the corner from the sandy hook elementary school that they were using as a staging area for parents to come. i got there as a lot of parents wer arriving and trying to get to where their kids are. and...
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and i felt it the other night in newtown. he brought not only comfort to newtown, connecticut. he brought resolve that we're not going to tolerate these kinds of tragedies anymore displood senator joseph lieberman, leaving the senate after 24 years. >> yes, ma'am. >> woodruff: thank you. >> ifill: lieberman weighed in on two of his senate colleagues who may be taed for the president's cabinet, endorsing one but not the other. watch the full interview on our website. >> woodruff: finally tonight, an obituary. we take a look at the man whose nomination to the supreme court in the 1980s dramatically changed that process. >> reporter: as a nationally known jurist and legal thinker, robert bork was a mainstay of conservative jurisprudence for more than half a century. >> it is not a cliche to make a distinction between interpreting a document as law and making up new principles that are not in the constitution. >> reporter: those views fueled a titanic struggle over his 1987 nomination to the u.s. supreme court-- a fight that became a seminal moment in altering the process for all f
and i felt it the other night in newtown. he brought not only comfort to newtown, connecticut. he brought resolve that we're not going to tolerate these kinds of tragedies anymore displood senator joseph lieberman, leaving the senate after 24 years. >> yes, ma'am. >> woodruff: thank you. >> ifill: lieberman weighed in on two of his senate colleagues who may be taed for the president's cabinet, endorsing one but not the other. watch the full interview on our website. >>...
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i spoke with him a short time ago from newtown. craig lemoult, thank you for joining us. i understand you went to the sandy hook elementary school today after the shooting. tell us about it. >> yeah, i did go this morning. where i got was actually to, there is a fire station just around the corner from the sandy hook elementary school that they were using as a staging area for parents to come. i got there as a lot of parents were arriving and trying to g to were eir kids are. and there was, i wouldn't call it a panic but there was a lot of concerned parents. and i saw a lot of relieved faces as they got there and saw their kids were safe. >> warner: did you get an opportunity to talk to any of the parents or any of the children? >> i did, yes. i spoke to a couple kids and to their parents. the children told me that they were in class doing just ode things, just like they ordinarily would. and they started hearing some banging. and the teachers told them that it was a lockdown. i was actually, i got to say, rprid that kids knew what a lockdown was, that is a sad statement.
i spoke with him a short time ago from newtown. craig lemoult, thank you for joining us. i understand you went to the sandy hook elementary school today after the shooting. tell us about it. >> yeah, i did go this morning. where i got was actually to, there is a fire station just around the corner from the sandy hook elementary school that they were using as a staging area for parents to come. i got there as a lot of parents were arriving and trying to g to were eir kids are. and there...
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. >> woodruff: then, we turn back to the tragedy in newtown, connecticut, as more victims are laid to rest one week after the shootings. >> brown: speaking out for the first time since the massacre, the nra's wayne lapierre rejects calls for new limits on guns. >> i asked congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers invery single school in this nation. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks to mark glaze, director of the pro-gun control advocacy group mayors against illegal guns. >> brown: plus, we hear from high school students from across the country, and gwen ifill talks with secretary of education arne duncan. >> schools have been forever the safe haven, often safest places in the community. and we need to continue to do everything in our power to make sure that they are. >> woodruff: kwame holman dates washington's spending and tax stalemate after house republicans decide not to follow the leader. >> brown: and mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major fu
. >> woodruff: then, we turn back to the tragedy in newtown, connecticut, as more victims are laid to rest one week after the shootings. >> brown: speaking out for the first time since the massacre, the nra's wayne lapierre rejects calls for new limits on guns. >> i asked congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers invery single school in this nation. >> woodruff: and ray suarez talks to mark glaze, director of the...
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and i felt it the other night in newtown. he brought not only comfort to newtown, connecticut. he brought resolve that we're not going to tolerate these kinds of tragedies anymore displood senator joseph lieberman, leaving the senate after 24 years. >> yes, ma'am. >> woodruff: thank you. >> ifill: lieberman weighed in on two of his senate colleagues who may be tapped for the president's cabinet, endorsing one but not the other. watch the full interview on our website. >> woodruff: finally tonight, an obituary. we take a look at the man whose nomination to the supreme court in the 1980s dramatically changed that process. >> reporter: as a nationally known jurist and legal thinker, robert bork was a mainstay of conservative jurisprudence for more than half a century. >> it is not a cliche to make a distinction between interpreting a document as law and making up new principles that are not in the constitution. >> reporter: those views fueled a titanic struggle over his 1987 nomination to the u.s. supreme court-- a fight that became a seminal moment in altering the process for all
and i felt it the other night in newtown. he brought not only comfort to newtown, connecticut. he brought resolve that we're not going to tolerate these kinds of tragedies anymore displood senator joseph lieberman, leaving the senate after 24 years. >> yes, ma'am. >> woodruff: thank you. >> ifill: lieberman weighed in on two of his senate colleagues who may be tapped for the president's cabinet, endorsing one but not the other. watch the full interview on our website. >>...
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in china the same day as newtown shooting there was man with a knife that entered a school. nobody was killed. this seems to imply the opsite. that gun outf school is actual answer. >> i think guns in the hands of the right people or right person could be part of the answer to what we saw here. i don't think there's one size answer fits all or just one answer that will address this. something we have to consider. >> it does -- the newtown massacre really change things are we going to see action in congress, on gun control? >> i think it did change things. whether we will be able to attract enough republicans, republicans even ready to take your economy down so i wouldn't be surprised if they did the same here as they have done to colorado imbibe and wisconsin and dozens of similar massacres. but i do think the country has changed. and i think it's time for people to tell these members who have been imprisoned by the nra to let your member go. >> i wish there was a simple aner. if i really believe that if you ban a certain type of weapon, i don't like to call them assault wea
in china the same day as newtown shooting there was man with a knife that entered a school. nobody was killed. this seems to imply the opsite. that gun outf school is actual answer. >> i think guns in the hands of the right people or right person could be part of the answer to what we saw here. i don't think there's one size answer fits all or just one answer that will address this. something we have to consider. >> it does -- the newtown massacre really change things are we going...
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ray, let's begin with you on the news from newtown. what's the most important thing police revealed about what they found at the home of adam lanza? >> i think most of what they revealed was known the extent of what was known, i think the extent is what's important here, that he had access to a great deal ofweaps. we didn't know how much was in there as you mentioned. the numerous rounds of ammunition. many of the rounds of ammunition belong to guns that they didn't find in the home, including .45-caliber and 303 caliber. you know, it's difficult to say exactly how many weapons they had access to. we also learned that -- go ahead i'm sorry. >> woodruff: a huge amou of wepons, ammitio, and he had access to all of it? it wasn't locked away? or is that clear? >> that's correct. it wasn't locked away and one of the search warrants affidavits, not in the inventory list itself says that the gun safe was in what they believed was his bedroom. >> woodruff: and, in addition, ray rivera, we saw that there were photographs of -- a photograph of a
ray, let's begin with you on the news from newtown. what's the most important thing police revealed about what they found at the home of adam lanza? >> i think most of what they revealed was known the extent of what was known, i think the extent is what's important here, that he had access to a great deal ofweaps. we didn't know how much was in there as you mentioned. the numerous rounds of ammunition. many of the rounds of ammunition belong to guns that they didn't find in the home,...
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. >> woodruff: our week long focus on guns, "after newtown" continues with two reports: first, the state of play in florida, which has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the u.s. >> nothing really truly equalizes a smal petite woman with someone who's 6'3, 230 pounds who's angry except a firearm. >> those weapons often times fall in the hands of bad folks in our communities. >> suarez: hari sreenivasan brings together high school students from across the country to talk about guns and violence. >> woodruff: and as oscar night nears, tony scott, movie critic for the "new york times," gives us his take on the latest buzz about wild cards and front runners. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made
. >> woodruff: our week long focus on guns, "after newtown" continues with two reports: first, the state of play in florida, which has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the u.s. >> nothing really truly equalizes a smal petite woman with someone who's 6'3, 230 pounds who's angry except a firearm. >> those weapons often times fall in the hands of bad folks in our communities. >> suarez: hari sreenivasan brings together high school students from across the...
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ray, let's begin with you on the news from newtown. what's the most important thing police revealed about what they found at the home of adam lanza? >> i think most of what they revealed was known the extent of what was known, i think the extent is what's important here, that he had access to a great deal of weapons. we didn't know how much was in there as you mentioned. the numerous rounds of ammunition. many of the rounds of ammunition belong to guns that they didn't find in the home,ncluding .45-caliber and 303 caliber. you know, it's difficult to say exactly how many weapons they had access to. we also learned that -- go ahead i'm sorry. >> woodruff: a huge amount of weapons, ammunition, and he had access to all of it? it wasn't locked away? or is that clear? >> that's correct. it wasn't locked away and one of the search warrants affidavits, not in the inventory list itself says that the gun safe was in whath believed s his bedroom. >> woodruff: and, in addition, ray rivera, we saw that there were photographs of -- a photograph of
ray, let's begin with you on the news from newtown. what's the most important thing police revealed about what they found at the home of adam lanza? >> i think most of what they revealed was known the extent of what was known, i think the extent is what's important here, that he had access to a great deal of weapons. we didn't know how much was in there as you mentioned. the numerous rounds of ammunition. many of the rounds of ammunition belong to guns that they didn't find in the...
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. >> woodruff: our week long focus on guns, "after newtown" continues with two reports: first, the state of play in florida, which has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the u.s. >> nothing really truly equalizes a small petite woman with someone who's 6'3, 230 pounds who's angry except a firearm. >> those weapons often times fall in the hands of bad folks in our communities. >> suarez: hari sreenivasan brings together high school students from across the country to talk about guns and violence. >> woodruff: and as oscar night nears, tony scott, movie critic for the "new york times," gives us his take on the latest buzz about wild car and front runners. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ming our economy r 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possi
. >> woodruff: our week long focus on guns, "after newtown" continues with two reports: first, the state of play in florida, which has some of the least restrictive gun laws in the u.s. >> nothing really truly equalizes a small petite woman with someone who's 6'3, 230 pounds who's angry except a firearm. >> those weapons often times fall in the hands of bad folks in our communities. >> suarez: hari sreenivasan brings together high school students from across...
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colorado, two people voted for gun control after newtown they were recalled and defeated. >> right. right. >> president obama is frightened to death to go to congress. third, gun sales boomed, people are voting their beliefs by going to the store and buying the guns. [ talking at the same time ] >> question, in the wake of the murders will congress address the issues of violent mental illness histories and gun background checks. yes or no? >> no. we got -- the guy passed a background check -- >> because of what -- he had problems. >> the background checks were passed. the toughest gun laws in the country -- >> why aren't they enforced? [ talking at the same time ] >> the gun dealer wants to sell that gun. >> it is ashotgun -- a shotgun. >> we live next to virginia who has it loosest laws -- [ talking at the same time ] >> one of the common threads is, are the shootings at institutions where guns aren't allowed? the people know no one is going to fire back at them. >> they don't walk into police stations. [ talking at the same time ] >> military bases the rule changed by bill clinton
colorado, two people voted for gun control after newtown they were recalled and defeated. >> right. right. >> president obama is frightened to death to go to congress. third, gun sales boomed, people are voting their beliefs by going to the store and buying the guns. [ talking at the same time ] >> question, in the wake of the murders will congress address the issues of violent mental illness histories and gun background checks. yes or no? >> no. we got -- the guy passed...
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.>> brown: as families of victims of the newtown shooting looked on, congress moved one step closer to a vote on a comprehensive guns bill. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest from capitol hill as senators kick off an extended period of debate over gun legislation. >> brown: then, medicare and social security face changes in the president's new budget. we debate the potential impact. >> woodruff: education correspondent john merrow reports on a rise in high school graduation rates, but the numbers raise questions and
.>> brown: as families of victims of the newtown shooting looked on, congress moved one step closer to a vote on a comprehensive guns bill. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest from capitol hill as senators kick off an extended period of debate over gun legislation. >> brown: then, medicare and social security face changes in the president's new budget. we debate the potential impact. >> woodruff:...
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. >> ifill: we continue our weeklong focus on guns, "after newtown." tonight jeffrey brown reports on the possible links, if any, between violent video games and violent behavior. >> the result clearly shows that playing a violent video game increases aggressive behavior. >> one of the problems in this field is that people confuse aggression and violence. >> woodruff: and margaret warner gets an update on the oscar pistorius murder trial in south africa, as the prosecution and the defense lay out conflicting accounts of the events leading to his girlfriend's death. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your
. >> ifill: we continue our weeklong focus on guns, "after newtown." tonight jeffrey brown reports on the possible links, if any, between violent video games and violent behavior. >> the result clearly shows that playing a violent video game increases aggressive behavior. >> one of the problems in this field is that people confuse aggression and violence. >> woodruff: and margaret warner gets an update on the oscar pistorius murder trial in south africa, as the...
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just by coincidence i was in israel the day after the newtown shooting. i was touring a facility where they in fact train guards for their schools. they had a spate of shootings in the 1970s. their crazy people are a little different from ours but the results were the same. they first used volunteers. now each school provides its own private security guards. it works there. it was a sensie thing for them to do. terolumbe, president clinton prepare proposed what he called the cops program. and about 28,000 schools in this country now either have police through that program or police that are paid for by state or private security guards. those schools have... and it is... the argument against it is just what you said. but the fact is if you look at the people who do this, firsally dereininged. secondly, they're cowards. the fact that there's somebody armed there will prevent them in most cases from doing anythin do we live in a perfect world? no. but we can do what makes sense to protect our kids. >> woodruff: speaking of what's not perfect. what about tryi
just by coincidence i was in israel the day after the newtown shooting. i was touring a facility where they in fact train guards for their schools. they had a spate of shootings in the 1970s. their crazy people are a little different from ours but the results were the same. they first used volunteers. now each school provides its own private security guards. it works there. it was a sensie thing for them to do. terolumbe, president clinton prepare proposed what he called the cops program. and...
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just by coincidence i was in israel the day after the newtown shooting. i was touring a facility where they in fact train guards for their schools. they had a spate of shootings in the 1970s. their crazy people are a little different from ours but the results were the same. they first used volunteers. now each school provides its own private security guards. it works there. it was a sensible thing for them to do. after columbine, president clinton prepare proposed what he called the cops program. and about 28,000 schools in this country now either have police through that program or police that are paid for by state or private security grds. those schools have... and it is... the argument against it is just what you said. but the fact is if you look at the people who do this, first of yoall, they're mentally dereininged. secondly, they're cowards. the fact that there's somebody armed there will prevent them in most cases from doing anything. do we live in a perfect world? no. but we can do what makes sense to protect our kids. >> woodruff: speaking of wha
just by coincidence i was in israel the day after the newtown shooting. i was touring a facility where they in fact train guards for their schools. they had a spate of shootings in the 1970s. their crazy people are a little different from ours but the results were the same. they first used volunteers. now each school provides its own private security guards. it works there. it was a sensible thing for them to do. after columbine, president clinton prepare proposed what he called the cops...
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, connecticut, and of course when the president made his remarks about newtown he not only included newtown, but he also included the streets of chicago and so there is, there are these different packets of hope, even in the midst of difficulty that a number of our students at howard university and other people that i work with are latching on to at this time. >> i would also say that one of the things that we are learning is what we would need to do as a country in the face of natural societal resistance to change and that there is, there are hard lessons to be learned about how to lead in times of polarization which are different than in times when we, when the country is more naturally coming together and so those require different leadership skills, different spiritual skills, different levels of truth telling. >> wanted to pick up on somhing that you said, professor trulear. when we were talking earlier you spoke about not just gun control, but violence control. talk about that a little bit. >> well, gun control is a piece of violence control. we're a very violent nation. i often talk
, connecticut, and of course when the president made his remarks about newtown he not only included newtown, but he also included the streets of chicago and so there is, there are these different packets of hope, even in the midst of difficulty that a number of our students at howard university and other people that i work with are latching on to at this time. >> i would also say that one of the things that we are learning is what we would need to do as a country in the face of natural...
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been a lot of talk late this week about the fact that maybe the business is being taken out of the newtown disaster and massacre and that members, that this time the nra will be able to get its way because politicians are already backing down from passing strict gun control measures. >> whenever you talk about the competition, whenever you tack about second amendment it's a passionate issue on both sides. something some be -- should be done, however my thing you lost more people in chicago than the war in afghanistan in 2012. >> there have been over a thousand gun deaths we should say since newtown. >> yes. bottom line we need to come to the table, criminals don't to go gun shows and get guns. criminals don't register their guns. i see both sides of the argument here. >> criminals do to go gun shows to get guns, in fact be crazy not to because you can go in to a gun show and nobody -- just a moment. nobody will ask any questions. >> when you -- >> you cannot only get one gun you can get ten or 15 guns. we are going to have this back and forth. what we need to do is say look, what things do
been a lot of talk late this week about the fact that maybe the business is being taken out of the newtown disaster and massacre and that members, that this time the nra will be able to get its way because politicians are already backing down from passing strict gun control measures. >> whenever you talk about the competition, whenever you tack about second amendment it's a passionate issue on both sides. something some be -- should be done, however my thing you lost more people in...
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. >> suarez: our week long focus on guns, "after newtown" wraps up tonight with a report from chicago on the public health crisis in the city in the wake of rising gun violence. >> the people who come in after having been shot are some of the highest risk folks. these are people who have been shot, who may have been shot before, and really without some intervention, without some life- changing moment, the trajectory's either going to be jail or death. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and, as a magistrate grants oscar pistorius bail, we talk to charlayne hunter gault about how his arrest has focused attention on the unusually high rate of violence against women in south africa. >> domestic violence is shot through the entire society from the highest of the highed in socioeconomic terms to the lowest of the low. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a foundation created to do what andrew carnegie called "r
. >> suarez: our week long focus on guns, "after newtown" wraps up tonight with a report from chicago on the public health crisis in the city in the wake of rising gun violence. >> the people who come in after having been shot are some of the highest risk folks. these are people who have been shot, who may have been shot before, and really without some intervention, without some life- changing moment, the trajectory's either going to be jail or death. >> woodruff:...
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the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> warner: echoes of the mass shootings in newtown also hung over a morning ceremony at the white house today, as mr. obama awarded presidential citizens medals. six of the 18 recipients were educators who died trying to protect students at sandy hook elementary school. to help put this in focus, we are joined by lynn sweet. she's a columnist and washington bureau chief for the "chicago sun-times," and has covered the windy city for decades. lynn, welcome back. watching this event today t seemed a very personal one for presidentbama. >> margaret, absolutely. this was in the city that spawned his local career and in the neighborhood where he lived, he worked, he taught at the university of chicago. he was a state senator from that area. if we were there we could walk to his house from the school in a short time. go to the park where the girl was murdered. mrs. obama grew up not far from where he spoke. and mrs. obama is a true south cider. she callserself that. he taed about that a the school. and you know, in chicago when you say you are a sout
the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> warner: echoes of the mass shootings in newtown also hung over a morning ceremony at the white house today, as mr. obama awarded presidential citizens medals. six of the 18 recipients were educators who died trying to protect students at sandy hook elementary school. to help put this in focus, we are joined by lynn sweet. she's a columnist and washington bureau chief for the "chicago sun-times," and has covered the windy city for...
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family members of newtown victims. also aurora, phoenix, from many of the gun tragedies that we've had in this country over the last couple of years, and many of those families -- several of them, i should say-- off the senate floor after the defeat of the manchin-toomey gun amendments greeted senator manchin, senator reid, chuck schumer and other democrats greeted them off in the distance near the cameras pledging not to give up and it was a sort of a photo-op, but also a pretty sensitive moment. >> sreenivasan: a lot of folks remember after 9/11, the stretch of time, the anthrax letters delivered, what's capitol hill done since then? how has the process changed to try to protect people? >> you're seeing that with these reports of the letter to senator wicker and, also, with certain things with senator shelby. after 9/11 and the anthrax attacks, mail handling on the hill was moved way off the hill, there was a mail screening and handling facility in prince gorges county, which is in maryland, over the district line, f
family members of newtown victims. also aurora, phoenix, from many of the gun tragedies that we've had in this country over the last couple of years, and many of those families -- several of them, i should say-- off the senate floor after the defeat of the manchin-toomey gun amendments greeted senator manchin, senator reid, chuck schumer and other democrats greeted them off in the distance near the cameras pledging not to give up and it was a sort of a photo-op, but also a pretty sensitive...
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the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> warner: echoes of the mass shootings in newtown also hung over a morning ceremony at the white house today, as mr. obama awarded presidential citizens medals. six of the 18 recipients were educators who died trying to protect students at sandy hook elementary school. to help put this in focus, we are joined by lynn sweet. she's a columnist and washington bureau chief for the "chicago sun-times," and has covered the windy city for decades. lynn, welcome back. watching this event today t seemed a very personal one for president obama. >> margaret, absolutely. this was in the city that spawned his local career and in the neighborhood where he lived, he worked, he taught at the university of chicago. he was a state senator from that area. if we were there we could walk to his house from the school in a short time. go to the park where the girl was murdered. mrs. obama grew up not far from where he spoke. and mrs. obama is a true south cider. she calls herself that. he talked about that at the school. and you know, in chicago when you say you are
the families of newtown deserve a vote. >> warner: echoes of the mass shootings in newtown also hung over a morning ceremony at the white house today, as mr. obama awarded presidential citizens medals. six of the 18 recipients were educators who died trying to protect students at sandy hook elementary school. to help put this in focus, we are joined by lynn sweet. she's a columnist and washington bureau chief for the "chicago sun-times," and has covered the windy city for...
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family members of newtown victims. also aurora, phoenix, from many of the gun tragedies that we've had in this country over the last couple of years, and many of those families -- several of them, i should say-- off the senate floor after the defeat of the manchin-toomey gun amendments greeted senator manchin, senator reid, chuck schumer and other democrats greeted them off in the distance near the cameras pledging not to give up and it was a sort of a photo-op, but also a pretty sensitive moment. >> sreenivasan: a lot of folks remember after 9/11, the stretch of time, the anthrax letters delivered, what's capitol hill done since then? how has the process changed to try to protect people? >> you're seeing that with these reports of the letter to senator wicker and, also, with certain things with senator shelby. after 9/11 and the ahrax attacks, mail handling on the hill was moved way off the hill, there was a mail screening and handling facility in prince gorges county, which is in maryland, over the district line, far
family members of newtown victims. also aurora, phoenix, from many of the gun tragedies that we've had in this country over the last couple of years, and many of those families -- several of them, i should say-- off the senate floor after the defeat of the manchin-toomey gun amendments greeted senator manchin, senator reid, chuck schumer and other democrats greeted them off in the distance near the cameras pledging not to give up and it was a sort of a photo-op, but also a pretty sensitive...
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it has been two months since newtown. i know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence. but this time it's different. 9! overwhelming majorities of americans, americans who believe in the second amendment, have common together around common sensory form like backgrounds checks that will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. ( applause ) senators, senators, senators of both parties are working together on tough new laws to prevent anyone from buyin buyins for resale to criminals. police chiefs are asking our... to get weapons of war and massive magazines off our streets because these police chiefs are seeing their guys and gals being outgunned. each of these proposals deserves a vote in congress. ( applause ) now, if you want to vote no, that's your choice. but these proposals deserve a vote. because in the two months since newtown, more than 1,000 birthdays, graduations, anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun. more than a thousand of th
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obviously that didn't do any good at newtown. the problem is the bans don't have anything to do with how fast the guns fire or how powerful their bullets are, it's all based on these superficial things like whether the gun has a folding stock, whether there's a grip on it, whether the grip is in the right place or the wrong place. and that's really a trivial thing for us to be talking about when we should be talking about how to keep guns out of the wrong hands and make sure that there are guns in the right hands. >> pelley: you know what? fore i go to the mental health -- let me come back to josh horowitz on that issue. >> well, look, i think the assault weapons we're talking about are short barreled rifles that take detachable magazines and have pistol groups. that allows you to keep the barrel on the target for a long period of time. there's no muzzle creep in those weapons, you have magazines up to 100 rounds. there's no use for those things. and a bunch of scholars got together last monday and tuesday at johns hopkins at a s
obviously that didn't do any good at newtown. the problem is the bans don't have anything to do with how fast the guns fire or how powerful their bullets are, it's all based on these superficial things like whether the gun has a folding stock, whether there's a grip on it, whether the grip is in the right place or the wrong place. and that's really a trivial thing for us to be talking about when we should be talking about how to keep guns out of the wrong hands and make sure that there are guns...
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obviously that didn't do any good at newtown. the problem is the bans don't have anything to do with how fast the guns fire or how powerl their bullets are, it's all based on these superficial things like whether the gun has a folding stock, whether there's a grip on it, whether the grip is in the right place or the wrong place. and that's really a trivial thing for us to be talking about when we should be talking about how to keep guns out of the wrong hands and make sure that there are guns in the right hands. >> pelley: you know what? before i go to the mental health -- let me come back to josh horowitz on that issue. >> well, look, i think the assault weapons we're talking about are short barreled rifles that take detachable magazines and have pistol groups. that alwsou to keep the barrel on the target for a long period of time. there's no muzzle creep in those weapons, you have magazines up to 100 rounds. there's no use for those things. and a bunch of scholars got together last monday and tuesday at johns hopkins at a sympo
obviously that didn't do any good at newtown. the problem is the bans don't have anything to do with how fast the guns fire or how powerl their bullets are, it's all based on these superficial things like whether the gun has a folding stock, whether there's a grip on it, whether the grip is in the right place or the wrong place. and that's really a trivial thing for us to be talking about when we should be talking about how to keep guns out of the wrong hands and make sure that there are guns...
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have the latest on the killings, coming ten days after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> brown: then, we turn to egypt, and accusations of voting fraud in the referendum for a new constitution. we talk with opposition leader mohamed el-baradei. consider a sad day in my view for it is going to institutionalize -- >> ifill: the legal showdown between california health center that discusses marijuana and >> ifill: we have the story of a legal showdown between a california health center that dispenses marijuana and federal authorities. >> just people feel safe coming here. like going to your neighborhood cvs or anywhere else. >> brown: open season in congress look >> brown: seven weeks after election day, there are open seats in congress. we look at contests in three senate races. >> ifill: fred de sam lazaro profiles a priest who became a doctor to help haiti's poor and orphaned children. >> brown: and we close with a conversation with the editor of a new anthogy of verse: 100 poems written over 100 years. >> it doesn't have poetry. >> brown: that's all ahea
have the latest on the killings, coming ten days after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> brown: then, we turn to egypt, and accusations of voting fraud in the referendum for a new constitution. we talk with opposition leader mohamed el-baradei. consider a sad day in my view for it is going to institutionalize -- >> ifill: the legal showdown between california health center that discusses marijuana and >> ifill: we have the story of a...
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. >> brown: six months after the tragic shootings in newtown, margaret warner updates efforts to push for gun control legislation. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we wrap up our week of stories on food security. tonight, the demand for dairy and what that means for california farmers. >> many people in the industry believe we make too much milk. my view is we don't make enough milk here in california. if you take a global view of the international dairy market, there's actually a shortage of milk around the world. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i want to make things more secure. >> i want to treat more dogs. >> our business needs more cases. >> where do you want to take your business? >> i need help selling art. >> from broadband, to web hosting, to mobile apps, small business solutions from a.t.&t. can help get you there. we can show you how a.t.&t. solutions can help your business today. >> support also comes from carnegie corporation of new york, a
. >> brown: six months after the tragic shootings in newtown, margaret warner updates efforts to push for gun control legislation. >> woodruff: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> brown: and we wrap up our week of stories on food security. tonight, the demand for dairy and what that means for california farmers. >> many people in the industry believe we make too much milk. my view is we don't make enough milk here in california. if you take a global...
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productions >> woodruff: on the anniversary of a mass shooting in arizona, and in the aftermath of the newtown school massacre, anti- gun advocates today ramped up their campaign. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we look at the drumbeat for action, and get an update on the second day of hearings for the suspect in th colorado eater shootings. >> woodruff: then we examine the investigation into the 9/11 attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, when four americans were killed, as the sole suspect in custody is released. >> ifill: spencer michels reports on the boom in online teaching and its impact on traditional liberal arts education. . >> woodruff: ray suarez looks into china's current crackdown on the internet and on its own news media, which is drawing protests. >> ifill: and we remember pulitzer prize-winning journalist richard ben cramer, whose work spanned presidential politics and the lives of superstar athletes. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: saving for t
productions >> woodruff: on the anniversary of a mass shooting in arizona, and in the aftermath of the newtown school massacre, anti- gun advocates today ramped up their campaign. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we look at the drumbeat for action, and get an update on the second day of hearings for the suspect in th colorado eater shootings. >> woodruff: then we examine the investigation into the 9/11 attacks on the u.s....
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have the latest on the killings, coming ten days after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> brown: then, we turn to egypt, and accusations of voting fraud in the referendum for a new constitution. we talk with opposition leader mohamed el-baradei. consider a sad day in my view for it is going to institutionalize -- >> ifill: the legal showdown between california health center that discusses marijuana and >> ifill: we have the story of a legal showdown between a california health center that dispenses marijuana and federal authorities. >> just people feel safe coming here. like going to your neighborhood cvs or anywhere else. >> brown: open season in congress look >> brown: seven weeks after election day, there are open seats conress. we look at contests in three senate races. >> ifill: fred de sam lazaro profiles a priest who became a doctor to help haiti's poor and orphaned children. >> brown: and we close with a conversation with the editor of a new anthology of verse: 100 poems written over 100 years. >> it doesn't have poetry. >> brown: that's all ahead
have the latest on the killings, coming ten days after the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> brown: then, we turn to egypt, and accusations of voting fraud in the referendum for a new constitution. we talk with opposition leader mohamed el-baradei. consider a sad day in my view for it is going to institutionalize -- >> ifill: the legal showdown between california health center that discusses marijuana and >> ifill: we have the story of a...
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it has been two months since newtown. i know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence. but this time it's different. 9! overwhelming majorities of americans, americans who believe in the second amendment, have common together around common sensory form like backgrounds checks that will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun. ( applause ) senators, senators, senators of both parties are working together on tough new laws to prevent anyone from buyin buyins for resale to criminals. police chiefs are asking our... to get weapons of war and massive magazines off our streets because these police chiefs are seeing their guys and gals being outgunned. each of these proposals deserves a vote in congress. ( applause ) now, if you want to vote no, that's your choice. but these proposals deserve a vote. because in the two months since newtown, more than 1,000 birthdays, graduations, anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun. more than a thousand of th
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it's not known if the gunman in newtown, connecticut suffered from mental illness. but the man who shot four firefighters in webster new york this week-- killing two ofhem who were remembered at a procession yesterday-- left a disturbing note in which he pledged to burn down the neighborhood and quote "do what i like doing best, killing people." politicians and commentators have used these and prior attacks to call for improved mental health screening and treatment. but one such program in california has proven hard to implement, as newshour correspondent spencer michels reports. >> i wanted the world to know what a wonderful, incredible person she was. >> reporter: for more than a decade, nick and amanda wilcox have been advocating timely treatment and early intervention for the severely mentally ill in the hopes they won't become violent. twelve years ago, their 19-year old-daughter laura wilcox, a college sophomore, was murdered by while she was working over christmas break at a mental health clinic in nevada county, california. >> at about 11:30 a client at the
it's not known if the gunman in newtown, connecticut suffered from mental illness. but the man who shot four firefighters in webster new york this week-- killing two ofhem who were remembered at a procession yesterday-- left a disturbing note in which he pledged to burn down the neighborhood and quote "do what i like doing best, killing people." politicians and commentators have used these and prior attacks to call for improved mental health screening and treatment. but one such...
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lat, attorneyeneral eric holder headed to newtown to meet with those investigating the shootings. the first major winter storm of the season moved across the midwest today and began taking a toll on holiday travelers. blizzard warnings stretched from kansas to wisconsin as the weather system pushed eastward. it has already dumped a foot of snow in some areas, driven by powerful winds. in turn, some of the nation's busiest airports are reporting hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. the countdown to the end of the world was on today, at least in some places. it's based on a reading of the mayan calendar that says final cataclysm will strike, tomorrow. we have a report narrated by lindsey hilsum of "independent television news." >> reporter: tourists are flocking to mexico and guatemala to sites where the ancient maya lived and where their descendents are channeling the wisdom of their forebearers. >> we're hoping for some sort of a contact event, meet some beings of other species and really just asking for help. >> reporter: in the meantime, archaeologists keep trying to exp
lat, attorneyeneral eric holder headed to newtown to meet with those investigating the shootings. the first major winter storm of the season moved across the midwest today and began taking a toll on holiday travelers. blizzard warnings stretched from kansas to wisconsin as the weather system pushed eastward. it has already dumped a foot of snow in some areas, driven by powerful winds. in turn, some of the nation's busiest airports are reporting hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. the...
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. >> there is no similar solution to how we deal with the kinds of things that happened up in newtown or colorado or the general gun violence that exists in america today and. the president and i and the cabinet understands that it is a complicated issue. >> vice-president biden met with the nra, among others, at the white house this week. he's expected to deliver gun control or commissions to the president as early as next tuesday. colby, will this be a showdown with the nra over an assault weapons ban? >> no, it will not be gunfight at the o.k. corral. they will oppose any effort to do any thing on guns, and they may prevail. and there will probably be some agreement on background checks. to be parochial about this, in the district of columbia it would mean nothing to us regardless of any proposal did last year, the metropolitan police department recovered 1600 firearms. the year before, 2000 firearms. since 2003, more than 20,000 illegal weapons have been recovered in the district of columbia. no legal weapons allowed, and yet we recovered over 20,000 weapons. no legislation is dea
. >> there is no similar solution to how we deal with the kinds of things that happened up in newtown or colorado or the general gun violence that exists in america today and. the president and i and the cabinet understands that it is a complicated issue. >> vice-president biden met with the nra, among others, at the white house this week. he's expected to deliver gun control or commissions to the president as early as next tuesday. colby, will this be a showdown with the nra over...
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the people of newtown, connecticut endured a fourth day of funerals for the mass shooting victims at sandy hook elementary school. police escorted processions of mourners as five more children and a teacher were laid to rest. services are also scheduled tomorrow and into the weekend. meanwhile in washington, vice president joe biden met with cabinet and law enforcement officials to discuss ways of reducing gun violence. later, attorney general eric holder headed to newtown to meet with those investigating the shootings. the first major winter storm of the season moved across the midwest today and began taking a toll on holiday travelers. blizzard warnings stretched from kansas to wisconsin as the weather system pushed eastward. it has already dumped a foot of snow in some areas, driven by powerful winds. in turn, some of the nation's busiest airports are reporting hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. the countdown to the end of the world was on today, at least in some places. it's based on a reading of the mayan calendar that says a final cataclysm will strike, tomorrow. we h
the people of newtown, connecticut endured a fourth day of funerals for the mass shooting victims at sandy hook elementary school. police escorted processions of mourners as five more children and a teacher were laid to rest. services are also scheduled tomorrow and into the weekend. meanwhile in washington, vice president joe biden met with cabinet and law enforcement officials to discuss ways of reducing gun violence. later, attorney general eric holder headed to newtown to meet with those...
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productions >> woodruff: on the anniversary of a mass shooting in arizona, and in the aftermath of the newtown school massacre, anti- gun advocates today ramped up their campaign. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we look at the drumbeat for action, and get an update on the second day of hearings for the suspect in the colorado theater shootings. >> woodruff: then we examine the investigation into the 9/11 attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, when four americans were killed, as the sole suspect in custody is released. >> ifill: spencer michels reports on the boom in online teaching and its impact on traditional liberal arts education. . >> woodruff: ray suarez looks into china's current crackdown on the internet and on its own news media, which is drawing protests. >> ifill: and we remember pulitzer prize-winning journalist richard ben cramer, whose work spanned presidential politics and the lives of superstar athletes. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: saving fo
productions >> woodruff: on the anniversary of a mass shooting in arizona, and in the aftermath of the newtown school massacre, anti- gun advocates today ramped up their campaign. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we look at the drumbeat for action, and get an update on the second day of hearings for the suspect in the colorado theater shootings. >> woodruff: then we examine the investigation into the 9/11 attacks on the...
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"after newtown" continues, with a report from miles o'brien on what science can tell us aut thminds of rampage kilrs. andy williams called me collect inside the prisop. >> i didn't think 13 people were going to get shot. i just thought i'd make a lot of noise and the cops would show up. >> ifill: francis collins, head of the national institutes of health, walks us through president obama's call for a ten-year initiative to map the human brain. >> woodruff: plus, jeffrey brown reports on an archaeological find in the orkney islands off scotland that may provide new insight into religious practices in the neolithic age. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: it was the starkest statement yet on the possible effect of automatic federal budget cuts, due to begin in nine days, on
"after newtown" continues, with a report from miles o'brien on what science can tell us aut thminds of rampage kilrs. andy williams called me collect inside the prisop. >> i didn't think 13 people were going to get shot. i just thought i'd make a lot of noise and the cops would show up. >> ifill: francis collins, head of the national institutes of health, walks us through president obama's call for a ten-year initiative to map the human brain. >> woodruff: plus,...